Jonas Makwakwa received a bonus of R930,000 in the 2016/2017 financial year, SARS’ annual financial statements have revealed. He worked for six months only before getting suspended on allegations of corruption and money laundering. Not only did tax boss Tom Moyane sign off on Makwakwa’s bonus, he also did so unilaterally in an act pitting SARS against the Auditor-General. The Auditor-General did not take kindly to this move, labelling it unlawful and indicative of a “serious internal control deficiency” at SARS. Stuffing ATMs with cash… Nice job if you can get it.

A recording of an “abnormal, singular, short, violent, non-nuclear event” was released by the Argentine Navy, removing much hope that its ill-fated missing submarine might yet survive. A US report in the same area reiterated the explosion’s noise, leading many to believe that the ARA San Juan’s 44 crew might be lost.

Suspected jihadists shot dead seven farm workers in north-east Nigeria. Based at a farm in Adamawa state, the farm workers’ deaths followed at least 50 others killed at a mosque earlier this week. The gunmen, believed to be Boko Haram, were masked and disguised as security personnel.

Elon Musk has completely a giant battery within a 100-day deadline, earning himself $50-million in the process. Musk had promised to build a massive lithium-ion battery in the South Australian outback for free if he could not complete the project within 100 days, Now completed, Musk’s “prize” largely covers the cost of developing the battery in the first place.

England lost six wickets to wind up with a total of 302 in their first innings. Starting out promisingly enough, England suffered a six-wicket collapse at 246 runs, winding up with their 302. Tough as that may be, there remains a hefty amount of cricket left to play yet.

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